Outer-membrane translocation of bulky small molecules by passive diffusion.
van den Berg, B., Prathyusha Bhamidimarri, S., Dahyabhai Prajapati, J., Kleinekathofer, U., Winterhalter, M.(2015) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112: E2991-E2999
- PubMed: 26015567 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424835112
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4D51, 4D5B, 4D5D, 4V3G, 4V3H - PubMed Abstract: 
The outer membrane (OM) of gram-negative bacteria forms a protective layer around the cell that serves as a permeability barrier to prevent unrestricted access of noxious substances. The permeability barrier of the OM results partly from the limited pore diameters of OM diffusion channels ...